David William "Gump" Ariail (December 29, 1910 – February 10, 2001) was a
college football player.
College football
Arial was an
All-Southern end
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End
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for the
Auburn Tigers
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of
Auburn University. He was a teammate of
College Football Hall of Fame
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inductee
Jimmy Hitchcock
James Franklin Hitchcock Jr. (June 28, 1911 – July 23, 1959) was an American college football player and Major League Baseball player during the Depression Era. Hitchcock played for the Auburn Tigers football team of Auburn University (then ...
. One source writes "Other than Jimmy Hitchcock, back, and "Gump" Arial, end, Auburn has no outstanding players." He was selected
All-America
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n by the "captain's poll," selected by the
captain
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s of major college football programs.
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American football ends
All-Southern college football players
Auburn Tigers football players
All-American college football players
1910 births
2001 deaths
Players of American football from Birmingham, Alabama
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